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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I like this. I know Coleman played the wings in TB, but he's really a C. If we can shed Backlund's contract, then we're looking at:
Out: 32 year-old 3C with three more years @ $5,350,000 per
In: 29 year-old 3C with 6 more years @ $4,900,000 per
We get a 20 goal 3C who's still in his prime and save $450,00 off his fall-off years.
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Huge mistake. I like Coleman, but he's not a center. He may be listed as one, but he hasn't been used as one in any meaningful way since 17-18 and absolutely cannot be counted on in the dot. He's genuinely not good at faceoffs.
He's a winger who can play the center role in spot duty. You can't replace Backlund with Coleman.